1881 



GLEANmGS IN BEE CULTUKE. 



523 



Contents of this Number. 



INDEX OF DEPARTMENTS. 



niack List — 



Bee B-Jtaiiy 53fi 



Kee Entomology 537 



Blasted Hopes 557 



Cartoon — 



Editorials 56fi 



Heads of Gra,in old 



Honey Column 570 



Humbug-s and Swindles — 



Juveni'i' Department 5:i7 



Kind\\' •• Is from Customers'is:) 



Ladies' "I'partment 559 



Limch-R'om — 



Notes and Queries 558 



Reports Encouraging 557 



Smileiy 537 



The Growlery 530 



Tobacco Column 565 



INDEX OF HBADS OF GRAIN, NOTES AND QUERIES, 

 AND OTHER SHOUT ARTICLES. 



Alley's Italians 549 I Honey, Thin, why it does 



Ants in Florida 553 Not Sour in Hive 551 



Another ABC Scholar 555 1 Honev from Smartweed 5tO 



Atmos. Feedei-s, a diflicultv 

 with n.'ii; 



Banner Apiary S'iri 



Bees, Pound of in June .55,s 



Bees, Holy -Land .558 



Bees Balling their Queen 554 



Bees, Taxing 519 



Bees and Grapes 528, .■)47 



Bees on a Rampage .531 



Bee-Caves of Texas. 544 



Big Red Clover for Honey.. 540 



Boxes, Side-storing .5.58 



Buckwheat and Stings ,549 



Caging Virgin Queens 54fi 



Candy for Bees 538 



Cages, Large v. Small.'. 54<< 



C Sugar v. A 550 



Compar. Value of Sugar and 



Honey for Feed .547 



Colorado, One Swarm in .548 



Cro.ss Bees from Imp. Q"n...5.52 



Cyprians Hard to Handle .552 



Cyprians Ahead .5.59 



Credit Side of Humanity. . . ..508 



Comb-Holder. A New .529 



Comb Crate 2 Tiers High. . . ..5.55 



Dadant on Foundation 541 



Dean ' s Report .549 



De Worth '^s Pert'. Machine.. 5.59 



Division-Boards .541 



Disheartening .547 



Doolittle's Report .520 



Fi'agments from a Scholar. .532 

 From 9 to 20, and H ton of 



Honev 5.52 



Flour Feeding in Fall 553 



Fdn. Without Wires 553 



Gallup and his Ranehe 539 



Good for an A B C Scholar. .651 

 Good For a Sm.all Venture. ..551 



H. A. Burch&Co .508 



Hayhurst's Letter .527 



Honey in New Brunswick. . ..559 

 Honey-dew Not Gathered ... .559 

 Honey f*- Shipping Bees... 5.50 



Honey from Cotton •5.5S 



Honey, Ext. v. Strained 550 



Shall We Winter? 542 



Household giicens 546 



Hurrah lor Texas! 558 



Inforuiation Wanted 5,51 



L. Frame, The 536 



Ladybirds on Spider Pl't.. ..5.50 



JIai-king Wt. on Cans 5.59 



Men-vbanks .560 



filler's Report 5.34 



Neighbor H. 's Letter .527 



No Brood nor Eggs in Oct.... 535 



Patent Hives 528 



Plea for Gloves and Veil .5.54 



Pollen 558 



Postmasters. Stirring Up. . .5.59 



Pollen in Winter 529 



Queen Flying 27 Milles .5.50 



Queens. 2 in a Hive .554 



Queen, An Uneasy 555 



Queens Killing Workers 556 



Queer Ways Bees have of 



Consuming .Stores 550 



Questions from a Scholar. . .543 



Rapp . or Winter Rajje 553 



Room Wanted in Smilery. . .548 



Square Men 531 



Saw-set, A New .545 



Still Hopeful 548 



Scrapei', A Handy 549 



Stings and Rheumatism 554 



Sections, 1-lb, v. 2-lb 5.50 



Scotland 5.58 



Sending Gl. without Orders 508 

 Smokers. Troubles with 50C.567 



Trans . in October 5.55 



Ventilation, I'pward, . . .548, 551 



Waterbui-^' Watches 569 



Water for'Bees 549 



Waste-Basket. Our .5.55 



Wakefield ' s Queries 545 



What a good Col. is Worth. 557 



What two Hives did 550 



White's Report 533 



Wintering and Ventilation.. 5.35 



Wireweed 550 



Yellow Bees from a Black 



Queen -554 



I This Case Weighs ib.. 

 I Contents Weigh ib. — oz© 



Total, ^&s oz 



■X*£t<ls.o 3>J'otic© ! 



This honey will candy, or become white and hard, as 

 soon as it becomes cool, or cold weather begins, and 

 this candying is, in fact, the best proof of its purity. To 

 restore it to the liquid form, set it in a warm oven, or on 

 the reseiTOir of the stove, removing the stopper so it 

 will not ooze out. When it is all melted, remove and 

 cork again. It sealed up while quite hot, with a cork 

 dipped in melted wax, it will usually not candy again. 

 Some liquify jt by placing the bottles in hot water. To 

 prevent breaking the glass, let the bottles rest on a 

 thin strip of wood. 



Either of the above labels, printed on gummed pa- 

 per, will be furnished at 10c per 100, or $1.03 per 1000. 

 If sent by mail, 2c per 100 extra. 



A. I. ROOT, Medina, Ohio. 



CDCC I A sample copy of the NEW ENOLAND BEE 

 rif bC I JOUENAL. H. Poole, Mechanic Falls, Me. 



Bee-Keepers' Student Wanted. 



Bee-keeper must bo experienced, and thoroughly 

 reliable. No person using tobacco or cigars need 

 apply. Address S. NUGENT, "Linden Apiary," 

 lid Strathroy, Ontario, Canada. 



FOTt SALE. 



A Barnes Foot-Power circular and scroll-sawing 

 machine, all in complete running order. Price, i3t). 

 11 H. L. Richmond, St. Johns, Olivet Co., Mich. 



WONDERFUL AMERICAN EYE OINTMENT. 



R. A. LABAR, Allentown, Lehigh Co., Pa. 

 Sample by mail, 10 cents. lid 



Names of responsible parties will be inserted in 

 any of the following departments, at a uniform 

 price of 20 cents each insertion, or $3,00 per year. 



$1.00 Queens. 



Names ingei'ted in this department the first time with- 

 out charge. After, 30c each insertion, or $3,00 per year. 



Those whose names appear below agree to furnish 

 Italian queens for $1,00 each, under the following 

 conditions: No guarantee Is to be assumed of purity, 

 or anj'tlilngof the kind, onlythat the queen be reared 

 from a choice, pure mother, and had commenced to 

 lay when they were shipped. They also agree to re- 

 turn the money at any time when customers become 

 impatient of siich delay as may be unavoidable. 



Bear in mind that he who sends the best queens, 

 put up most neatly andmost securely, will probably 

 receive the most orders. Special rates for warranted 

 and tested queens, furnished on application to any 

 of the parties. Names with *, use an imported queen 

 mother. If the queen arrives dead, notify us and 

 we will send you another. Probably none will bo 

 sent for $1.00 before July 1st, or after Nov. If want- 

 ed sooner, or later, see rates in price list. 

 *E. W. Hale, Newark, Wirt Co., W. Va. 2-1 



*A. I. Boot, Medina, Ohio. 



*H. H. Brown, Light Street, Columbia Co., Pa. 7tf 

 *E. M. Hayhurst. Kansas City, Mo. 1-12 



*Paul L. Viallon, Bayou Goula, La. 7ttd 



*D. A. McCord, Oxford, Butler Co., O. 1-13 



*S. F. Newman, Norwalk, Huron Co., O. 7tfd 



*\Vm. Ballantine. Sago, Musk. Co., O. "i tfd 



*C. B. Curtis, Selma, Dallas Co., Ala. 6-11 



*T. W. Dougherty, Mt. Vernon, Posev Co., Iad.T-12 

 C. H. Deane, Sr., Mortonsville, Woodford Co., Ky. 



8tfd 



Hive Manufacturers. 



Who agree to make such hives, and at the prices 

 named, as those described on our circular. 

 A. I. Root, Medina, Ohio. 



P. L. Viallon, Bayou Goula, Iberville Par., La. Itfd 

 S. F. Newman, Norwalk, Huron Co., O. Itfd 



J. F. Hart, Union Point, Greene Co., Ga. 4-3 



KIND WORDS FROM OUR CUSTOMERS. 



QUEENS TO CAIiIFORNI.\. 



The four queens came to hand In nice order. 

 Ventura, Cal., Aug. '26, '81. R. Wilkin. 



I am well pleased with my Clark's cold-blast smok- 

 er; would not give it for four of the kind I formerly 

 had, although costing considerable less. 



Fat Kennell. 



South Gates, Monroe Co., N. Y., Sept. 22, 1S81. 



The dozen glass-cutters are " boss." I cut all my 

 glass with one, and it cut the last one as well as the 

 first. I don't think I need a diamond now. The 

 labels are nice, D. G. Webster. 



Blaine, 111., Sept. 20, 1881. 



I have just finished the 10 hives and find every 

 piece all right. The Ui lb. scales are just the thing, 

 could not do without them, all that have seen them 

 are surprised at the low price. Freight on the hive 

 and scales, $3.37, which I think reasonable. 



Claude S.mith, 



Norwich, Chenango Co., IT. Y., Oct. 19, 1881. 



